Cuandixia - Ming + Qing Dynasty Village - CHINA

Cuandixia Village is located in Zhaitang Town of Mentougou District in the western suburbs of Beijing. It is a relatively well-preserved and centralized ancient village of the Ming and Qing dynasties. There are more than 70 quadrangle dwellings with 689 rooms preserved there. This village retains a relatively complete architectural complex of ancient houses. They are surrounded by mountains and are built on the gentle slopes of the north side, so their places of construction have become higher and higher. A south-north axis passes through the village, dividing all the folk houses into two parts, forming a fan-shaped layout for the development of houses there. The village was built in the Ming Dynasty, rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty, and remains preserved today. All of the 689 rooms of the 74 dwellings are constructions from the Qing Dynasty, without the construction of any new homes in this complex.